Verification of Swedish

building regulations

(BBR and EKS)

Anders Larsson

Parliament (PBL)

Government (PBF)

Authority (BBR and EKS)

Authorization

Authorization

General

recommendations Idé: Otto Ryding

The legislative system

• The Planning and Building Act (PBL)

• The Planning and Building Ordinance (PBF)

• Boverket’s building regulations – mandatory

provisions and general recommendations

(BBR)

• Boverket’s mandatory provisions and

general recommendations on the application

of European design standards (Eurocodes)

(EKS)

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BBR

The content of BBR;

1. Introduction

2. General rules for buildings

3. Accessibility, dwelling design, room height, and utility rooms

4. Mechanical resistance and stability

5. Safety in case of fire

6. Hygiene, health and environment

7. Protection against noise

8. Safety in use

9. Energy management

EKS (Application of the European construction standards)

Content of the EKS

The different Euro codes are;

1. EN 1990, Euro code – Basis of structural design

2. EN 1991, Euro code 1 – Action on structures

3. EN 1992, Euro code 2 – Design of Concrete structures

4. EN 1993, Euro code 3 – Design of Steel structures

5. EN 1994, Euro code 4 – Design of composite Steel and Concrete structures

6. EN 1995, Euro code 5 – Design of timber structures

7. EN 1996, Euro code 6 – Design of masonry structures

8. EN 1997, Euro code 7 – Geotechnical design

9. EN 1998, Euro code 8 – Design of structures for Earthquake resistance

10. EN 1999, Euro code 9 – Design of aluminium structures

The process

Building Permit

A Building Permit is required to:

• Erect a new building

• Make extensions to a building

• Use a building for new purposes

• Make external alterations

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The process

Notification

If a Building Permit is not required,

a Notification is required for:

• Alterations that affect the load-bearing

structure or substantially affect the layout

plan

• Installation or substantial alteration of

elevators, fireplaces, flues or ventilation

constructions

• Installation or substantial alteration of

facilities for water supply or sewage

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Start-up

statement

The process

Building works

Final

statement

Consul-

tation

Inspection

plan

Visit on the

building

site Consul-

tation

The process

Actors

• The Local Building Committee (The Building Inspector)

• The Client/owner (The person building or ordering the

building to be built)

• The Responsible for Inspections and verifications

If the Local Building Committee finds lack of competence in

the organization of the Client/owner it may demand that

experts in certain areas should be contracted by the

Client/owner; • Cultural values

• Accessibility

• Energy

• Fire safety

The process

Responsibilities

The Client/owner is solely responsible towards

the Building Committee.

Designers and contractors are responsible

towards the Client/owner via civil agreements.

Verification

The client/owner has to ensure that the

finished building meets the requirements set

out in PBL, PBF, BBR and EKS.

Verification may be made either at the

design stage, the construction stage, in the

finished building or any combination thereof.

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The inspection plan

The inspection plan is used to point out what

should be checked, who should do it, how it

should be done etc.

It shall be relevant for the project in question

and can be more or less extensive

depending on the actual situation, i.e. the

complexity of the project, the competence

provided in the organization etc.

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Chain of security, EKS Section A

12

3

4

2

5

6

7 8 9

10

11

1

Chain of security, EKS Section A

1. Durability, article 7

2. Project design, article 12

3. Design models and methods, article 10

4. Design, article 9 (Calculation and testing)

5. Materials, article 11

6. Blueprints and other documents (not explicit)

7. Design inspection, article 13 (Class 2 and 3, EKS Sec. B)

8. Execution, article 12

9. Acceptance inspection, article 14

10. Inspection of execution, article 15

11. Documentation, article 18

12. Connecting Link (not explicit)

Fire safety - design

Section 5:11 BBR:

Fire safety protection shall be designed,

developed and verified through

• prescriptive design or

• analytical design.

The inspection plan is used to check that

relevant methods and solutions are applied.

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Fire safety documentation

A fire protection documentation shall be

prepared.

It shall include information about:

• Conditions for the fire protection

• How the completed building’s fire protection

is designed

• Verifications that the fire protection complies

with the relevant requirements

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How to ensure that proper building

materials are used

The choice of building materials has to be

made in such a way that you can be sure

they will be suitable for the intended use.

Construction products with certified properties;

• CE-marked,

• Type-approved and/or factory production

controlled

• certified by an accredited body

• made in a factory which has a manufacturing and

production control that is continuously monitored

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CE-marking

• Products covered by a harmonised European

standard, hEN, must be delivered followed by a

declaration of performance, DoP, together with a CE

mark

• If not covered by such a hEN the manufacturer can

have a voluntary developed European technical

assessment, ETA, made, from which a CE-mark can

be evolved from.

• A designated Technical body, TAB, can help with

this.

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Type-approval, certification of products

or continuously monitored factory

production

The alternatives;

• the old Swedish type-mark,

• certification of products or

• continuously monitored factory production

can only be used if it is not possible to CE-

mark the product.

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Thank you for your attention!

Anders Larsson